KTL was an American-Austrian musical project consisting of

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(Pita), originally formed to create the music for a theater production titled ''

Kindertotenlieder (''Songs on the Death of Children'') is a song cycle (1904) for voice and orchestra by Gustav Mahler. The words of the songs are poems by Friedrich Rückert. Poems and setting The original were a group of 428 poems written by Rückert in 1833 ...

'' by Gisèle Vienne and Dennis Cooper. The production premiered in

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, in March 2007. The duo has also played shows not associated with the ''Kindertotenlieder'' production. In late 2008, it was announced on Stephen O'Malley's web site that KTL's fourth album would be released in January 2009 through Editions Mego and in February 2009 through Daymare Records, with a vinyl release on Inoxia. In addition to the announcement, two song titles were mentioned for the upcoming album — "Paratrooper" and "Natural Trouble".

Discography

*''KTL'' (CD/2XLP) (

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/Aurora Borealis) *''KTL 2'' (CD/2XLP) (Editions Mego/

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) *''KTL 3'' EP ( Or Records) *''Eine eiserne Faust in einem Samthandschuh'' CD (Editions Mego) - limited to 300 copies and was sold on tour in 2007. "Luminaire" was recorded at Luminaire in Kilburn, London, on 29 May 2007. "Forest Floor" (from KTL's first album) was remixed by Florian for this release. The title is German and translates to "An iron fist in a velvet glove". *''The Phantom Carriage: KTL Edition'' DVD (Tartan) *''Live in Krems'' EP (Editions Mego) *''IKKI'' CD (Editions Mego) *''KTL IV'' CD (Editions Mego/Forced Exposure) *''The Paris Demos'' (Editions Mego) *''KTL V'' (CD/2XLP) (Editions Mego)

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